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To express a viewpoint or to comment on an issue of general interest, simply do one of the following:

By E-mail: Send us e-mail by letters@vcstar.com. This is the preferred method. Please note, we do not accept and will not open e-mails that include attachments. Please follow the guidelines to the right.

By Post: To send a letter to the editor through the postal service:

Editor's Letters, Ventura County Star

P.O. Box 6006

Camarillo, CA 93011

Fax: 805-482-6167

Letter guidelines

Keep letters short. No more than 300 words.

Address only one topic in the letter. This will help keep it short.

If the letter is in response to something published in The Star, please include the date the item appeared and the headline on the item.

Most important, include your full name (not partial initials), full home street address and phone number on each letter you submit. E-mail addresses also are welcome. If your letter is published, you will only be identified by your name and city of residence.

Remember, all letters are subject to editing.

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NEWS SUBMISSIONS

If you have a news tip, contact DeAnn Justesen at 805-437-0207.

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LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

Legal/Public Notices are published in the Classified Section

The Ventura County Star is an adjudicated newspaper of General Circulation (Case #SP 41188, dated: 06/04/52). We can publish Probate, Trustee, ABC, FBN, Summons and other notices. Please inquire about our rates: legals@vcstar.com.

Deadlines for legal ads are 3 business days prior to the requested publication date by 11:00 a.m., not including weekends. In order to ensure ad space reservation, please call & verify ads sent via fax, email, or mail before the end of the day. Extra affidavit is $10 per copy within 60 days of publication.

Public Notices are non-refundable and are flat rates
Prices are subject to change without notice.

E-mail ads to legals@vcstar.com
Please follow up with a phone call to confirm receipt of ad(s) before the end of the day. We are not responsible for any lost internet ad(s).Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted by fax to 805.437.0065 and via e-mail legals@vcstar.com.

CONTENT: As far as what to write, that is entirely up to you. Most people include some background information, names of surviving family members, sometimes names of family members who predeceased the individual, information about services if you wish to make that public, and the name of the mortuary handling the arrangements, as well as any personal messages/ statements you wish to make about the deceased.

DEADLINES: All obituaries must be paid and approved by 1:30 p.m. - absolutely no exceptions. No changes or corrections will made after 1 p.m. If not approved or paid, the obituary will NOT publish. We need to receive the information for the obituary by noon the day before you wish it to appear in the paper. If you wish it to appear later than the next day, just specify what date you would like it to first appear, and how many days you would like it to run. Since we are not in the office on Saturday and Sunday, you must submit the information to us no later than noon on Friday if you wish the obituary to appear in Saturday, Sunday or Monday's paper.

PROOF OF DEATH: If no death certificate is available, simply the name of the mortuary/crematory handling the arrangements will suffice.

PRICING: Here are some quotes that may help you price it:

$60.00 one-time service fee on the first day of publication

$65.00 per photo (limit of 2 photos) one-time fee on the first day of publication

$.45 per word.

* If you wish it to run for more than one day, additional days will be charged for the cost of text only.

PAYMENT: Once obituary has been emailed back to you for final review and it’s approved by you then payment may be made. Payment must be received before we can run the obit in the paper. We accept cash, checks and credit cards (credit card payment information can be taken over the phone).

SUBMITTING IT: You can submit obituaries to us via email to vcsobits@vcstar.com (you can attach photos as jpeg files, word doc for text) or by calling (805)437-0347. No obituaries are accepted at our main offices.

Online obituaries are displayed for 3 days from date of first publication in the display list on the obituaries site. Each online obituary then has 30 days from date of first publication in the searchable database.

Some obituaries contain guest books that allow visitors to write thoughts and condolences. Guest books are separate from an obituary and may have longer time frames for availability.